1 Abstract
Present understanding of protein structure dynamics trails behind that of static structures. A torsionangle based approach, called representation of protein entities (RoPE), derives an interpretable conformational space which correlates with data collection temperature, resolution and reaction coordinate. For more complex systems, atomic coordinates fail to separate functional conformational states, which are still preserved by torsion angle-derived space. This indicates that torsion angles are often a more sensitive and biologically relevant descriptor for protein conformational dynamics than atomic coordinates.
Competing Interest Statement
The authors have declared no competing interest.
Footnotes
Revised in light of referee comments, with updates to the methodology and comparison with atomic coordinates.
